Mom Gets Called Up

Just heard on CNN that a single mother of a thirteen year old boy was called up for duty in Iraq. Seems that mom is in the ready reserve - it's my understanding that ready reserve is a "last resort" call up.

She's appealing the call up because she needs to arrange to place her son while she's out protecting us from all those terrorists.

I think that us right wing guys should support this brave mom, so, who's going to offer to take in the son? While your thinking about that, are there any offers to adopt unwanted children who are about to be aborted?

Well, I'm waiting....who's going to put their lifestyle and fortune on the line...money where your mouth is....

...oh, you're too busy partying with the Bush Twins in DC...oh, that's ok then....

Richard N. Lipow said:

While your thinking about that, are there any offers to adopt unwanted children who are about to be aborted?

Yes. Thousands of offers. Hundreds of thousands. Have you never crossed paths with couples who disparately want to adopt a baby? They are everywhere. Domestic adoption wait lists are legendary. Adoption parents who are well-heeled turn to China, Korea, Nicaragua and other lands to adopt.

It is a great tragedy that our poor or lower middle class childless couples languish on wait lists forever because adoptable babies simply are not available. The woman who carries a baby to term and then places him for adoption is an absolute hero. She has selflessly given the greatest gift of all to three other human beings. Nothing I, a man, can ever do will match her sacrifice.

If you want to make a pro-choice case that is your perogative. But please do not insult this forum and especially do not insult the heroic birth mothers who sacrifice so much with your ignorant, callous and vile false argument that "there is no one to adopt these babies."

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Jim